/stiˈlɚ/ - [steeler] - steal•er
We found 6 definitions of stealer from 4 different sources.
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stealer - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | ||
thief | ||
criminal, malefactor, outlaw, felon, crook someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | ||
bandit, brigand an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||
shoplifter, lifter, booster an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective | ||
burglar a thief who enters a building with intent to steal | ||
dacoit, dakoit a member of an armed gang of robbers | ||
defalcator, embezzler, peculator someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use | ||
body snatcher, ghoul, graverobber an evil spirit or ghost | ||
graverobber someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection | ||
holdup man, stickup man an armed thief | ||
larcener, larcenist a person who commits larceny | ||
cutpurse, pickpocket, dip a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places | ||
literary pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer, pirate someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own | ||
despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||
robber a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence | ||
cattle thief, rustler someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) | ||
cracksman, safebreaker, safecracker a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents | ||
snatcher a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher" |